At least men have realistic expectations for women – he said sarcastically, setting up a second verse.

Bo Burnham – “Lower Your Expectations”

“Lower Your Expectations” (2015)

In this humorous song, Bo Burnham dispenses advice to the lovelorn – advice both practical and philosophical. Well, mostly practical.

Every single person – and even many of those who are not single – seems to be searching for a perfect partner. However, according to Bo, it's likely that we will never find anyone good enough, and the fact is that we should lower our expectations, .  

Looking for Love

Women are searching for (or waiting for) “a good boy, a bad boy, a good bad boy, a half-good, half-bad, half boy.”   Men, on the other hand, are searching for (or chasing after) “a real girl, a hot girl, a really hot girl,  a brand new, really hot, real doll.”  

Settling for Less

Burnham informs us that, even if such ideal people ever exist(ed), they are now dead and gone. Sorry. We’ll just hafta settle for a little bit less than we had expected.   

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Bo Burnham

Bo Burnham is a US musician, comedian, writer, and actor. He first achieved fame in 2006, when a video he had uploaded to YouTube went viral. By now, his videos have been viewed over 150 million times. 

Laughing at Everybody

Some of his comedy might be seen as controversial or offensive. But as Bo said, “If you can laugh at one group of people, you godda be able to laugh at ‘em all.”  

Disturbing a Few

A few serious people have refused to laugh at this humor, but the media has been mostly tolerant and even accepting. In fact, The Boston Globe lauded his work as “simultaneously wholesome and disturbing, intimate in a folksy-creepy sort of way.”   
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Bo cites among his major influences such wholesome but disturbing comics as George Carlin, Steve Martin, and Tim Minchin. Expect a few more disturbances, and much more laughter.

We all want love
How many single ladies out there, looking for love tonight? (Wooo!!!)
Yeah, woo that sadness out
There's more where that came from
Ladies, I know what you want ... want ... want

You want a guy that's sweet, a guy that's tough
A feminist who likes to pay for stuff
The kind of guy that gets along with your friends
Without being attracted to any of them.
A good boy, a bad boy; a good bad boy;
A half-good, half-bad, half boy
Loves your brothers, sensitive but not weak and
Is a great lover, calls your mother on the weekend.

Now you might think that this guy only exists in your mind
Guess what. You're right!

If you want love, lower your expectations a few
Because Prince Charming would never settle for you
If you want love, just pick a guy and love him
And if he's got a thing for feet, say "Fuck it, sweep me off 'em."

Now the good thing is that at least men have very realistic expectations for women
He said, sarcastically setting up a second verse in a comedy song.

You want a girl that's nice, a girl that's not
Obsessed with her looks, but is insanely hot
The kind of girl that you can show to your folks
Loves the movies that you like and always laughs at your jokes
A real girl, a hot girl; a really hot girl
A brand new, really hot, real doll
Wants to impress you, doesn't care if you notice
And only ever uses you to tickle her throat with.

Now you might think that this girl only exists in your mind
But she's real, but last week … she died.

If you want love, lower your expectations a lot
You might think your dick is a gift, I promise it's not
If you want love, just pick a girl and love her
Then whip out your dick and let the girl you love decline the offer.

I don't want a neat freak, I don't want a slob
Somebody with bedhead and a dead-end job
'Cause I won't settle for less than perfect
We want perfect children, a perfect life
A perfect husband or a perfect wife
But deep down we know, we don't deserve it
But …

We all deserve love, even on the days when we aren't our best
'Cause we all suck, but love can make us suck less
We all deserve love, it's the very best part of being alive
And I would know I just turned 25.

That's young.
Lyrics by Bo Burnham, courtesy of – Genius.com
Reference – Wikipedia
Reference – TheFamousPeople.com
Reference – YouTube.com

Into your ears … through 5 channels

 The various posts are categorized into 5 channels _{(Right-Click to see details)}
          1 – “Music to Your Ears” (MTYE)
          2 – “Cover Versions”
          3 – “Honor Roll”
         4 – “Documentaries”
         5 – “Mock’n’Roll”

More “Mock’n’Roll” ...

         Mock’n’Roll – Music to Your Ears – "Posts 1~20"  

Links to my other series ...

          Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 1"
          Lou Reed – "Anthology of Memorable Lyrics, Part 2"

          Great Lyrics, a compilation – “Part One – My Lyrics Posts 3~30”
          Great Lyrics, a compilation – “Part Two – My Lyrics Posts 31~60”  

          Vocab-Ability – "Introduction to Vocab-Ability"  
          Vocab-Ability – "Index"  to all Chapters and Sections

           Notes from Under the Tatami Mats – "Part One – Notes 1~50"  
          Notes from Under the Tatami Mats – "Part Two – Notes 51~87"